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IN THE MATTER OF BARNHILL

No. 8412DC403.

325 S.E.2d 308 (1985)

In the Matter of Herman BARNHILL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, Raleigh by Associate Atty. Gen., T. Byron Smith, Goldsboro, for the State.

Michael O'Foghludha, Asst. Public Defender, Fayetteville, for respondent, appellant.

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

N.C.Gen.Stat. Chap. 122, Article 5A, establishes the procedures to be followed in involuntary commitment of the mentally ill to inpatient mental health facilities. G.S. 122-58.3 sets out the mechanism by which a "person who has knowledge of a mentally ill ... person" may petition a district court magistrate for "issuance of an order to take the respondent into custody for examination by a qualified physician." G.S. 122-58.4(b1) details the nature...

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